[Tfug] cell phones and bluetooth audio

Robert Hunter hunter at tfug.org
Mon Aug 14 19:26:03 MST 2006


>> restating the question to be sure you got it right, as you just did,
>> would be a good way to do things on tfug and other foss fora going
>> forward.  a study of confidence versus competence has demonstrated
>> that people who are not the most competent are the most likely to
>> think that they are.
>>
>
> This is in no way a knock on your English skills or anyone else's but I
> think he wanted to make sure he understood it only because the post looked
> like it was run through Alta Vista's babble fish 3 times. I had to read it
> a couple of times before I inevitably deciphered what you were asking.
> Took a bit but I got it :)

On the other hand, you have to admire the use of obscure inflections ( i.e., "fora" ), also the fascinating reference
to the "study" of confidence versus competence.  I think we should all try harder "to get the question". ;)


-- 
Rob




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